The game was also included in an compilation for the Nintendo 3DS, Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3: Endou Mamoru's Legend, which released in Japan in December 2012.

[6] The main character, Mark Evans (円堂 守, Endō Mamoru) , is a very talented goalkeeper and the grandson of the late David Evans (円堂 大介, Endō Daisuke) , one of the strongest goalkeepers in Japan and coach of the legendary football team, the Inazuma Eleven (though Endou is unaware of this).

One day, a mysterious forward named Axel Blaze (豪炎寺 修也, Gōenji Shūya) moves to Mark's school.

Axel decides to join the team to help them out, and his sudden appearance surprises Royal, which he uses as an opportunity to score a goal.

Detective Smith points Mark in the direction of a man named Seymour Hillman, who used to be part of Raimon's team from forty years ago, the Inazuma Eleven.

This excites Mark, until Hillman tells him about how their run was ended when their bus crashed on the way to their last Football Frontier match, injuring the players and preventing them from competing.

This training helps them win their next few matches, along with the assistance of Jude, who joins them after Royal is crushed by Zeus Junior High, who, unbeknownst to them, is being led by Dark.

When Raimon arrive at the stadium for the finals (which is a floating palace in the sky), they see the members of Zeus drinking a so-called 'ambrosia', which turns out to be filled with drugs to improve their abilities.

Her plan succeeds, and Zeus are forced to play through the remainder of the game as a normal team, allowing Raimon to seize victory and win the Football Frontier.

Instead of making standard movements in duels like dodging or shooting, players can also use special abilities, called "hissatsus", to learn either by leveling up or using an unusual move manually.

These abilities include summoning a dragon to shoot the ball or creating a giant hand of energy to save a shot.

[16] Official Nintendo Magazine dedicated a six-page spread to Inazuma Eleven and showcased the game on their front cover, awarding an 89% score.

Fragland gave the game a score of 84%, praising its "original combat system, beautiful and cute graphics, good sound and a very tight and deep gameplay and finishing.